Thermal and Mechanical Behavior of the Coir Powder Filled Polyester Micro-Composites |
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| Authors: | N B Karthik Babu S Muthukumaran S Arokiasamy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology , Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering , Panruti, Tamilnadu, India |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Reinforcement of micro- or nano-fillers is the new key technique to enhance the mechanical properties of polymers. The present work pertaining to the thermo-mechanical behavior of micron range coir filler reinforced polyester matrix composites. The polyester micro-composites are manufactured by hand lay-up method in which the reinforcement is coir micro-fillers, which are uniformly dispersed in the polyester matrix. The following testing and characterizations were performed to predict the thermo-mechanical behavior of the micro-composites and pristine polymer: tensile and flexural tests, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The mechanical properties of micro-composites were attained highest when the filler reinforcements were maximum. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) particle size analysis shown the size distribution of coir micro-particles and the avg. size of coir micro-particles was 0.255 µm. |
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| Keywords: | Dynamic mechanical analysis micro-composites dynamic light scattering mechanical characterization coir filler |
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